Under the Spangled Banner

Brereton, Captain F. S.

Blackie and Son, 1903.

Bound in blue cloth covered boards, pictorially stamped in blue, black and gilt. 352 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. Hardcover.  Good binding. Spine faded. Clean, unmarked pages.

Frederick Sadleir Brereton (1872-1957) served in the British Army in the Boer War and the First World War in the Royal Army Medical Corps. (Later promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel).  He wrote over 40 books describing heroic deeds of the British Empire for young people.